Brandon Harigel
Nicholls Athletics
3
MVSU MVSUBB16 0-4
13
Winner Nicholls NICH 4-0
MVSU MVSUBB16
0-4
3
Final
13
Nicholls NICH
4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MVSU MVSUBB16 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
Nicholls NICH 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 3 X 13 16 3

W: Ernestine, Alex (1-0) L: Fredrick Spencer II (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Colonels Complete Four-Game Sweep of Mississippi Valley State

THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University baseball team earned a 13-3 victory on Sunday afternoon, completing a four-game season-opening sweep of Mississippi Valley State at The Did.
 
The Devils (0-4) took their first lead of the weekend after scoring a run in the opening frame, but the Colonels (4-0) quickly answered in the bottom of the inning with a Kyle Reese double that sent Ethan Valdez home.
 
Nicholls added a run in the second, two in the third and four in the fourth, to pull out to an 8-1 advantage.
 
MVSU scored a pair on a two-run home run from Drew Wheeler in the fifth, but the Colonels responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning.
 
Nicholls scored three insurance runs in the eighth before closing out the game.
 
Statistically, Kyle Reese had his worst game of the weekend, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, three runs and a double to lead the Colonels offensively. Reese's "off day" brings his four-game totals to 12 RBIs, eight runs, two doubles, a triple, a stolen base and a sac fly, while batting .800 with a 1.067 slugging percentage. Gavin Wehby contributed a 3-for-4 outing with two RBIs and a run scored. Brandon Harigel went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and Alex Shermer hit 2-for-4 with two runs. Dylan Manichia finished 2-for-4 with a two-run double, and Quade Smith turned in a 1-for-2 day with an RBI. Alex Tucker went 1-for-3 and scored twice, while Devin Morrill was a perfect 1-for-1 with a run scored in the victory.
 
Wheeler finished 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run to lead the Devils offensively.
 
Alex Ernestine (1-0) earned the win, tossing six strikeouts through five innings and allowing three runs on four hits. Daniel Goff tossed two scoreless, hitless innings in relief, while Christian Suk and Luke Leblanc combined to fan three batters and allow just one hit over the final two.
 
Fredrick Spencer II (0-1) took the loss, surrendering eight runs, seven earned, on nine hits through 3 2/3 innings of work.
 
Nicholls will next head to Tuscaloosa, Ala. for a battle with the University of Alabama at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24.